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The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-28

my hearing need say no inors, I'm
safe under the old flag, thank Godr'
The narrative of Henry Crawford
was listened to with the deepest in
terest by the Captain. and, naturally.
led TO fifteen minutes more of con-
versation upon matters suggested by
the remarkable adventures of the
young man. and the name of his
father, which led to seine reminis-
ccnces on the part of the Captain. 1t
is needless to say that this interview,
of almost an hour, strengthened and
warmed the attachment that the
ardent and impulsive old sailor had
conceived for his gallant young guest.
He was, in fact, prepared to "grapple
him to his soul with hooks of steel"
The cook now sent one of the
negroes down with an appetizing sup
per, to which the Captain and his
friend did full justice. They had, in
fact, eaten nothing since the early
breakfast of that morning. .,.
The sun had set, and the soft
twilight of the tropics that preccdes
the moons rising prevailed, when
these two left the cabin for the deck.
Each had q loaded revolver in his
breast-pocket. They had held a very
brief conference over the situation of
affairs on the vessel, and were pre-
pared to spend the night on deck.
The mate soon came down and alto
hearty supper from what was un-
touched by the others. Then he, too,
returned to the deck.
And now occurred a singular Incl
dent, The cabin was vacant for ten
minutes before the cooks assistant
came down to clear away the leavings.
In this interval the concealed watcher
emerged from the cuddy, snatched
bread, meat and cakes from the table,
rolled them in large cloth, and quit
ted the cabin. Ascending the stairs
till his eyes were on level with the
deck, he pecred out. Dim figures
could be seen, both fore and aft; but
the light was faint; he was not per-
ceivcd. He quietly skulked along the
starboard side, and disappeared some
where forward. 81. . @,
Yet one thing further we mnst re
cord that occurred in the cabin before
the Captain and his guest left it, before
Mr.. Hardy came down, and before
Louis Hunter had fitted like an uneasy
spirit away. r.. 2. On. .gt..- g..
The Captain had his hand on the
knob of the door, with his cap in the
other hand, when curious hesitation
on the part of Crawford arrested his
steps. .....
He looked inquiringly at him.
You wanted the whole TRUTH" said
the young man? ... r.r ...
"WellP" ... .a..
"You are treating me nobly, Sir,
am deeply affected by it. l feel that
any conccalmcnt from you, after what
has occurred between us, would be uu-
just to you, unworthy of me-"
"Out with it, then"
Captain Willis, not only was glad
dencd to recognize YOU this morning
rs the generous sailor saw on the
Paseo yesterday. but your vessel
seemed very familiar to me. 1t seemed
so from the name | read on her stern
rs came on board. That name is very
dear to me. Here, sir, is the picture
of the lady to whom l engaged myself
Look at it."
The Captain took the daguerreotype.
He looked at it; he looked at Craw-
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-28
The Captains Money.
A Tale OF Buried Treasure, Cuban Revolt
and Adventure U pom the Seas.
IN -FOUR PARTS
BY JAMES FRANKLIN Fits.
lCopyriGht, 1857, by The A. NJ Kellogg Newspaper
Company
PART I.-CHAPTER :.
THE PATRIOTS STORY.


''You just said Henry Crawford be-
terday that should be alive to-day. /
took desperate chance, most certain
~, and had n wonderful escape; but
there have been some things in my
education and experience which made
II possible for me to succeed in such an
attempt, where hundreds would be
sure to- fail. For instance, had the
most careful training in athletics; l
learned to run like deer and box like
prize-fightcr. l don't brag; but my
muscles are hard rs steel. Any thing
that quickness and strength could do
for me would be certain to I've done.
Then travelled some years ago with n
theatrical troupe, and learned the trick
of DISCUSSES OF costume. voice and face.
All these things, you will easily see,
have helped me. to safety in the cabin
of this bark, instead of putting me in
the garrotc-chair. l shan't speak Of
these things again; mention them at
the start, so that they need not be
again referred to.
THE name gave you few moments
ago Is my real one. will be twenty
five years old next week. My mother
died when l was born; I was an only
child. and. some way or other, escaped
being entirely spoiled. My father
Heaven rest him!-died three years
ago He was an importer in Boston.
and very wealthy"
"Not Myron CrawfordP" the Cap
tain interrupted.
"That was his NAME"
"Bless me--can it be possible! Why.
my lad. sailed his ships before you
were born. But come to look ut your
face closely, j might have seen his
looks in it."
.He always thought he was wealthy
(the young man went on), and / sup
posed when he died that had inherited
great wealth. The settlement of his
estate showed that it was heavily in
numbered, and liable for other peo-
Piles debts, and. TO shorten a long
story, l found myself with hardly q
dollar in the world. Last spring went
TO New Orleans, where 1 fell in with
the filibusters But there is something
to be told before we get to that
s.My dear father liked the climate OF
Cuba, and he made many visits TO the
island. These were usually arranged
for my school-vacations. so that could
20 with him. Before became twenty.
had passed altogether rs much as
two years there became about as
proficient In tho Spanish tongue as q
native, aud Havana 10 quite as familiar
10 mo to-day as Boston. These facts viii
explain sotne other things about my %
cape thai seem wonderful 70 YOU
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-28
FRO BE CoNTINuEu.1


1t was a Boston woman who re-
fused to buy some sugar-cured hams
the other day on the ground that she
never bought any thing that had been
diseased. For you know" she said,
"that even if it had been cured some
hidden germs of disease may still lin
ger in it."-M y Tribune.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-28

--"Another advance in shoc-icather. :
as The young fellow said wlHn he saw
her old mans foot approaching for a
second kick. when the first ons had
sent him down tho front stepA
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-28

He was riding with his elder sister
and thought he could take some liber-
ties. Have you any objections to my
smoking, Mabelp" he asked. "No".
she replied. IF you desire to smoke
the coaehman win help you 10 alight."
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-28

ford. Astonishment was at first writ
ten on his rough face, then broad
smile illumined it.
why, you young rascal-I can't
believe my eyes! That's my daughter
Nellie"
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a wonderful Beard.

Says letter to the Democrat
from Corinth, Miss: There lives at
this place characteristic man, per-
sonally and historically. Philip Hen
sen is person OF imposing presence
and appearance. He is a farmer of
small means, but more progressive and
wide awake than is usual with his class.
He Is about 60 years of age, feet 2
inches tall, as straight as an Indian,
and, standing erect, his beard reaches
the ground. 1t is the growth of eleven
years, and is still growing. 1t is un-
questionably the longest beard ever
seen in any age of the world.
His war history is as romantic as
his person is unusual. A sOutherner
by birth he espoused the union cause,
and early in the war was sworn into
the secret service by Gen. ROsecrans,
but soon afterward was transferred to
Gen. Dodge, under whom he served
until the end of the war, visiting the
armies of Bragg, Johnston and For
rest, as ordered by General Dodge. On
one occasion, while returning from
Gen. Sherman's army at Meridian, he
was captured by FORESTS cavalry, and
was held as spy for six months in the
most rigorous confinement. During his
confinement, his home and all his
goods were burned by the confederates
and his wife and child detained in the
guard-house for six weeks. After
spending all his money in an effort to
defend himself, he was started under a
heavy guard to the Libby prison at
Richmond. On the way he managed
to effect his escape, and reached the
federal lines. Gen. Logan, however,
doubted his statement, and ordered his
arrest, but sent him to Gen. Dodge's
headquarters for Identification.
Mr.. Hensen has had seductive offers
from the show people for the exhibi-
ton of his wonderful beard, but he has
resisted all the temptations set before
him. He fully intends to visit the
Grand Army encampment at st. Louis,
where he hopes to meet Gems. Dodge
and Hatch, Col. Trousdale, and other
old soldiers with whom he served.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-09-01
How the Monkey Stole the Money.

In house on the Boulevard Napol-
con, of Toulouse, woman locked up
money in a desk and went out shop
ping; on her return she missed three
napoleons, a gold 5-franc piece, and a
franc in silver. There was no trace of
burglary. Very much bewildered by
these losses the good woman was deep
in reflection over the matter when she
heard roar of laughter from her
neighbor's garden. ''Oh, the thief!'
cried several persons at once. Where
has he stolen thisp" TIE dame de-
scended instantly, ran out and said:
''Ohl my money, messieurs; where is
the thief?" He is up tree, madame" !"
pointing up to monkey in high
branch above them. "but here is the
money! The monkey, who certainly
would be an invaluable assistant to
burglar, had been seen to climb into
the window of one of the good lady's
rooms, had unlocked a drawer, found
the money, and concealing it in his
jowl had brought it to his master. l
find that no less an authority than
Button declares that a female Chin
panzee who weut out to service at
Loango made the beds, swept the
house, and SO far assisted in the cook
ing as to turn the spit. NJ de Grand
pre-, an officer of the French navy,
tells of another ehimpanzee, on board
a French man-of-war, which assists
the cook and turns the capstan and
furls sail as well as any Of the sailors.
In China monkeys helpin the tea pick
ing, and Lord Monboddo used to
gravely contend that apes could talk
readily enough, but that their superior
cunning told them 20 hold their tongues
least they should be put to hard work.
Leeds Hercuru.
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A. JOHNSON,
TAILOR.


This, however, is not the original
sign used by johnson, but a fac-simile
of it. The original sign Las been lost.
The sum of $500 has been offered for
its recovery.
Sam was the first servant bought by
Johnson. He was purchased at the age
of 10 years, and still lives in Greene
vile. He is a half-brother of Dolly,
and is past 55 years of age. He is
about half-breed, and is very sensible
and entirely reliable. He was with
Johnson more than any man. No
servant ever reverenced his master as
Sam reverenced johnson. He takes
great pleasure in talking about his old
master. Sam did everything in his
power to make me understand the
personal habits and peculiarities of his
old master.
'Was he i'll, and had he oisnnsition c
to essid! L inqn;Ieu.
"Well, sometimes if things didn't 90
to suit him he'd turn things around,
and don't you forget it," replied Sam.
"Was Mr.. johnson a man of tasteP"
asked again.
''Mr. johnson was powerful to have
things clean about and everything had
to be mighty strong He didn't care
whether it was pretty SO it was
strong"
Capt. Self resides in Greeneyille and
is now about 20 years of age, lis wife
being five years his senior. The latter
saw Andy arrive in Greeneville. The
story that he walked across the mount
aims carrying bundle tied up in a
handkerchief and swung over his
shoulder is untrue. He was accompa-
MED by his mother, his stepfather, and
brother, and the hauled their plunder
in an Ox-cart.
Capt. Self served an apprenticeship
at the tailors trade under johnson
and can relate many incidents of the
tailor and politician. Capt. Self served
one term in the state senate-1S69-70
He had two sons in the union army,
and was himself first lieutenant and
quartermaster in the 4th Tennessee.
From 1872 until removed by President
Cleveland in 1885 he held the office of
postmaster at Greeneville. If any man
knew johnson thoroughly Capt. Self
did. He says that Johnson could
neithe, read or write at the age of 20.
Greeneville college was some three
miles from Greeneville, and the young
men of the college engaged in weekly
debating, coming to town occasionally
for intellectual combat. Young John
son was induced to join in the dis
cussions. This, no doubt, started him
on the road to the presidency. Dis
cussion made him feel the necessity OF
knowledge, and this prompted him to
learn to read and write, and having
married lady of some culture. it was
natural for him to seek instruction from
her.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-09-01
A Tea-Taster.

In one of the pretty summer houses
on the bluff, in front of the Rowland,
a youngish-looking man sat this morn
ing peering through an opera-glass
directed at group of girls bathing.
He wore a suit of white serge, with
dark gray flannel shirt tied loosely
with a sailor knot, straw hat, and
around his waist was wide cloth belt
that had lot of gold cording on it.
| was tod that it was some sort
of Chinese scarf. There was q blase
air of unconcern about him, as if he
had seen everything worth seeing in
this world and was only studying the
specimens of feminine anatomy before
him because he had nothing else to do.
He was looking through powerful
set of lenses though, for an acquaint-
ance to whom he condescendingly
suggested a trial assured me that he
could easily see every stitching in the
bathing suits. II would not have
come down here" said the young man
with the lorgnets, IF | had not re-
membered that the prettiest forms
saw anywhere last summer were here.
It's really the only pleasure l have" +"
he added, adjusting the glasses at a
rather plump girl in white flannel
bathing dress.
"By Joe, she's a sumner" he ex-
claimed, after giving her a thorough
inspection through the glasses. Then,
peering at her again, he said, in a
tone of disappointment, ''Ah, but
she's wearing stays"
All unconscious of the fact that
every move they made was being
watched and commented on, the girls
jumped and romped around in the
surf, but the tired young man kept on
in his peculiar occupation. He is at
it every morning, l am told. No one
knows how he spends the rest of his
time. He has seen everything, been
everywhere, and there is a constant
look of ennui and depression on his
face as if he thought that life were
scarcely worth the living. He is a
queer individual and he follows a
strange pursuit. 1t is tasting tea. He
samples it for half dozen of the big
gest houses in the country and earns
about $25, 900 a year by it. He has the
reputation of knowing more about teas
than any one else in the country. 1t is
at the sacrifice of his stomach and
good digestion that he has earned the
reputation, for both are ruined, though
he is still Il young man.
The only thing he really enjoys in
the way of nourishment is cup of tea
that he brews himself every morning.
1t is made of leaves that in China are
used only for the Imperial family and
cost here $50 a pound. He boils it
over a gas jet, then pours it into the
thinnest sort of blue China cup-al-
most as Thin as champagne glass.
Then he sips it as he lies in bed, and
it brings on dreamy sensation, which,
he declares, is the one delight of his
life. 1t lasts from two TO three hours
and then passes away. Unlike opium,
no bad effects are left behind, for he
is over it as soon as he moves about
and shakes off the drowsiness. Then
he takes his opera-glasses and goes
over in the summer-house to study the
anatomy of the Long Branch girl
Ptitddeiphta Press
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-09-01
Enormous Consumption of Beer.

In the saloons of New York the sales
of beer during the hot weather run
from ten kegs to over 100 per day. 1t
is not every saloon that can climb any
where near the 100-kegs point, and not
all to ten kegs, although some do not
use that much.
Perhaps it might be fair to strike an
average at ten kegs day all round,
although that may be high. This
would give us close on 100000 kegs a
day. Now in the ordinary keg there
are from 120 to $50 ordinary glasses.
In this saloon there are almost as many
''ponies" as glasses called for, but then
again there are places where "schoon-
ers" are the rule.
But, calculating on the smaller fg-
ures of 120 glasses to the keg and ten
kegs per day to each saloon, ard we
should have about 100000 glasses
of beer that are sold every day in New
York. Those are pretty stiff figures,
are they not? Mind, l don't say all
this beer is sold by the glass. 1t may
go over the bar in cans or pitchers to
be drank from glasses afterwards.
But have figured on fair glass basis.
Besides beer is not the only liquor
drank in New York just now,-Ns0
York Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-09-01
A Youthful Lion-Slayer.

"The nerviest deed | have heard of
for long While was performed few
weeks ago by little bit of boy in
Washington Territory" said Leroy
Pratt, the commercial traveller, re-
Gently, to San Francisco Examiner
reporter.
I'm a rude stage, over the rough
mountain road from North Yakim alto
Ellensburg, in February last, and a
lot of others were travelling The
snow was very deep and it was pretty
cold We had got within about mile
trading point in the Kittitas Valley,
when we saw at the roadside next to a
low marsh a monster wild animal sus-
pended partly to a bent willow tree,
the other part resting on the ground.
The shin had been freshly taken off.
''Men, boys and even women were
standing in groups, discussing some
thing eagerly. Down the principal
street was a bigger crowd advancing
toward US, headed by two little boys
dragging something over the snow.
cit proved to be the hide of our big
wild animal "a genuine California
lion, and what do you suppose it
measured? Nine feet from tip to tip.
The oldest one of these boys, mark
you, was only 9, and the other younger.
They had gone out hunting along the
river and in the swamp for jack
rabbits. They killed several, and al
length, coming out to the roadside,
were appalled, to see the lion standing
there looking at them, and preparing
by his threatening gestures to come
forward and attack them. Without a
seconds hesitation Johnny Singleton,
who carried the only gun, let fly a
charge of shot at him. He hit him
plumb in the head then he let go the
other barrel, and killed him deader
than nit right there in his tracks"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-09-01
"Over the river
To see the gay widow,
Oyer the river To Charlie

Il put whip to my horse and left hel
in the road. But another experience
awaited me. The next house stood
fronting the road, with neither rallng
nor inclosure, and rs it was late in the
night got down and knocked at the
door. Scream after scream from with
in pierced my ears. Heavens above,
thought l, the devil and all his imps
are loose this night
"a man came to the door and asked
me in. | entered, and there lay a
woman half naked, her hands between
the planks and chained to the floor,
He told me she was his cray wife
She was chained to prevent her tear
ing her clothes off. | waited 10 hear
no more, fearing my horse would be
crazy before l got to the wagon.
About midnight | was taken in at
Farmer Lasley's, and spent a quiet
Sabbath there ] learned that the man
with the crazy wife was named Rosco;
that he was a hard-working, humble
farmer, and that efforts had been
made by DR.. Anderson to get the
woman in the asylum at Morganton,
but without success"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-09-01

the swift, incoming tide pervaded the
place. l had not sat there five min
utes before | was absorbed in listen
ing to that tide, and almost counting
the distinct sounds that the large
waves made as they broke on the
rough beach below us.
NY friend rose and took the fan
from Randy's hand, standing beside
her and welding the fan slowly. Ran
dy sat rigid. She was watching the
mans face.
At last there was change in the
sound of the rollers-an indefinite soft
ening. We knew that the tide had be-
gun to go out.
In uncomfortable, but silent, ex-
element l rose, standing still. A
quarter of an hour must have passed.
Then l saw the sick man open his eyes
and look at his wife.
Randy" he said, in what seemed a
perfectly natural voice, Il guess we
won't have the Tree of Death hung up
in the sett'n-room any longer, sence
you kinder don't like it"
He turned his head more comforta-
bly, on his pillow and closed his eyes
again.
The Lord has given Randy Rankin
her freedom.-Nea0 York Tribune.
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His Day for Meeting Lunatics.

Mr.. W L. Calium, a Greensboro
druggist, returned recently from ten
days drive through the adjacent coun-
ties. He relates novel experience
Saturday night in Caswell county. He
said to the World correspondent:
Il had been driving since early
morning, no dinner for myself or
horse, and | was anxious to put up for
the night. 1t was then or 10 o'clock.
At every house | hailed somebody was
either sick OF the man of the house
from home. AT last | sung out at a
house and a woman came to the door
She said she was a lone widow, with
only one little child, and she couldn't
possibly take me in, but directed me
to the next house, where she was cer-
tain | would find comfortable quarters.
l thanked her and was driving on,
when she proposed getting in the
wagon with me and showing me the
way. This offer l gallantly accepted
and she was soon seated by me. She
was a hale, portly looking woman,
very lively and chatty. But her humor
changed in twinkle and she talked OF
her family troubles, the hard times,
how badly she was treated, and then
began to jerk and tremble as a person
with the St. Vitus dance, and the hor-
rible truth flashed on me that l had a
crazy woman aboard.
40, I'm the queen and you're the
king, said she, and | want to get a.
straddle that horse with my face to his
tail and dance the horsefy cotillon
with you.
Il thought the witches had me, but
quietly remarked that my horse was
tired and was in no condition to dance,
but that we would get on the ground,
where the lightning bugs and bullfrogs
could join US, and all have a merry
time. The fancy pleased her, and as
stopped the horse she leaped out in
maniacal glee, singing at the top OF
her voice,
"Over the river
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An Historic Spot.

1 spent Saturday and Sunday at
Greeneville, says a letter to the Nash
vile american, and visited the house
in which young Andrew johnson
operated as tailor, and spent half a
day or more upon its floor thinking
and writing. 1t is a plain wooden
structure 14x1S feet, and is in good
state of preservation. 1t is owned and
controlled by his old servant, Dolly,
who is now about 60 years old. She
cost Andrew $500. At her death the
office will revert to the Johnson estate.
1t is said that the building could have
been sold for $4,000 to museums.
Mrs. Patterson, Johnson's daughter,
has refused to consider any PROPOSE
ton of sale contemplating its removal
from Greeneville. The front has one
door and two windows: the back has
one door and one window. When
used as a tailor-shop it was heated by
a stove which stood about one-third of
the length of the house from the east
end. Over the front door is the sign
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-09-01
Something the Matter with the Land
Scape.

When an Englishman travels on the
Continent he relies entirely on his
guide-book for information. He re-
CARDS his Baedecker as absolutely in
fallible.
A couple of travelling Britons were
observed to be studying, Baedeker in
hand, Il landscape on the Rhine. One
OF them said, reading from the book:
"a tall tower is to be seen on the
right of the ruins of the old castle"
''But, AIRY, me boy, there's no tow
er there"
That's so, by Jove; the landscape
must be wrong. ~ 1eraS Sjtttn9s.